Islam World
Bahraini activist dies after torture at regime prison
July 8, 2017
Bahraini activist dies after torture at regime prison
A Bahraini political activist has succumbed to injuries he had sustained under torture during imprisonment, amid growing international condemnation of the Manama regime’s crackdown on dissent in the sheikhdom. A Bahraini political activist has succumbed to injuries he had…
715 Iraqis killed, wounded by terrorists in June
July 8, 2017
715 Iraqis killed, wounded by terrorists in June
A total of 415 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 300 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in June 2017, UNAMI says. A total of 415 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 300 injured…
Syrian army pauses for Astana peace talks
July 6, 2017
Syrian army pauses for Astana peace talks
Combat operations in Syria’s south have been suspended for three days as a new round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana goes underway, the Syrian army’s general command has said. Combat operations in Syria’s south have…
UN ‘appalled’ by terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital
July 6, 2017
UN ‘appalled’ by terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital
The United Nations has condemned the terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and underscored the need to bring those responsible to justice, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said yesterday. The United Nations has condemned the terrorist…
Pakistani Shia Muslims rally on ‘Jannat al-Baqee Demolition’ anniversary
July 5, 2017
Pakistani Shia Muslims rally on ‘Jannat al-Baqee Demolition’ anniversary
‘Pakistani Shia Muslims have begun observing the anniversary of the demolition of historical Islamic cemetery of Jannat al-Baqee in Medina, in all over Pakistan. ‘Pakistani Shia Muslims have begun observing the anniversary of the demolition of historical Islamic cemetery…
Monitoring group: US airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Syria
July 5, 2017
Monitoring group: US airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Syria
A monitoring group says 11 civilians have lost their lives in aerial bombing by a US-led coalition in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah. A monitoring group says 11 civilians have lost their lives in aerial bombing by a US-led…
Fresh Saudi air raids against Yemen claim 15 civilian lives
July 5, 2017
Fresh Saudi air raids against Yemen claim 15 civilian lives
More than a dozen civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft carried out separate airstrikes against various areas across Yemen as the Saudi regime presses ahead with an atrocious military campaign against its crisis-hit southern neighbor. More than…
Taliban kills 13 in Afghanistan’s Balkh Province
July 4, 2017
Taliban kills 13 in Afghanistan’s Balkh Province
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed more than a dozen people in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province. Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed more than a dozen people in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province. According to local government sources, the Taliban…
Flash floods kill 11 in SW Pakistan
July 4, 2017
Flash floods kill 11 in SW Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said Sunday. At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were…
Iraqi army mops up last Daesh pockets in Mosul
July 4, 2017
Iraqi army mops up last Daesh pockets in Mosul
Iraqi forces have recaptured more areas in the heart of Mosul’s Old City as they are entering the final stages of a months-long military offensive to retake the country’s second largest city from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists. Iraqi forces…